1974–75 Chicago Bulls season

1974–75 Chicago Bulls season
Division champions
Head coach	Dick Motta
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Finals (Lost to Warriors 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WSNS-TV (Andy Musser, Dick Gonski)
Radio	WIND (Jim Durham, Bill Berg)

The 1974-75 NBA season was the Bulls' ninth season in the NBA. The season saw the Bulls clinch the Midwest Division championship, their first title of any kind, and the only one prior to the dynasty years of the 1990s.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA Draft

Roster

1974–75 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 5 Benbow, Leon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950-07-23 Jacksonville PF 35 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-04-16 USC C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee SF 23 Garrett, Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-07-16 Florida State SG 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1944-02-25 Saint Joseph's PF 8 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora PF 10 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942-12-08 Southern G/F 4 Sloan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942-03-28 Evansville C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941-07-25 Bowling Green PG 2 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 St. Francis SF 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley SG 34 Wilson, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951-01-15 Wichita State

Head coach Dick Motta Assistant coach(es) Ed Badger Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	–	29–12	18–23	11–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	3	29–12	15–26	17–9
x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	7	26–15	14–27	10–16
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	9	25–16	13–28	14–12

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	1
3	x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	4
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
5	x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	8
6	Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
6	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
8	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
9	Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1974–75 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS

West Conference finals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (2) Chicago Bulls: Warriors win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 107, Chicago 89
• Game 2 @ Chicago: Chicago 90, Golden State 89
• Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 108, Golden State 101
• Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 111, Chicago 106
• Game 5 @ Golden State: Chicago 89, Golden State 79
• Game 6 @ Chicago: Golden State 86, Chicago 72
• Game 7 @ Golden State: Golden State 83, Chicago 79

Awards and records

• Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team